December 8, 2018 9:11am ESTDecember 8, 2018 9:11am ESTFootball, Preview, News, Real Madrid, English, Santiago Solari Poggio, Gareth Bale, Keilor Navas Gamboa, Huesca, Transfer NewsThe Blancos goalkeeper has fallen out of favour this season and Santiago Solari will not be offering him advice on what he should do(Getty Images)

Stephen Creek

Published on Dec. 8, 2018

Dec. 8, 2018

Santiago Solari said Keylor Navas must make his own decision about whether to stay at Real Madrid after being dropped.

Costa Rica international Navas has been a mainstay at Santiago Bernabeu since his arrival from Levante in August 2014, but Solari has made it clear that Thibaut Courtois is his first-choice goalkeeper.

Navas has made just two La Liga appearances for Madrid this season and head coach Solari was asked whether he would recommend that the 31-year-old seek opportunities elsewhere.

"I'm not the one to recommend anything to Keylor or anyone," Solari told reporters.

"Each player has their own feelings.

"But I have always thought that Madrid is the biggest team in the world and there is no nicer place to be."

Ahead of Sunday's trip to face rock-bottom Huesca, Solari praised the efforts of Gareth Bale in recent matches, despite the Welsh forward's struggle for league goals this season.